EP2246210A1 - Dispositif d'ouverture/fermeture pour une portière de véhicule - Google Patents

Dispositif d'ouverture/fermeture pour une portière de véhicule Download PDF

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EP2246210A1
EP2246210A1 EP09714313A EP09714313A EP2246210A1 EP 2246210 A1 EP2246210 A1 EP 2246210A1 EP 09714313 A EP09714313 A EP 09714313A EP 09714313 A EP09714313 A EP 09714313A EP 2246210 A1 EP2246210 A1 EP 2246210A1
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Toshihiko Ishida
Katsuhisa Yamada
Yasuhiro Yamakawa
Tsuyoshi Kamiya
Shinji Kazama
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
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    • E05F15/643—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
    • E05F15/646—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables allowing or involving a secondary movement of the wing, e.g. rotational or transversal
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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  • the present invention relates to a vehicle door opening/closing apparatus provided at a lateral portion of a vehicle.
  • an apparatus including a take-up drum capable of taking up a length of cable disposed between the vehicle and a sliding door of the vehicle and a drive mechanism for driving the take-up drum.
  • the take-up drum driven by the drive mechanism takes up a length of the cable
  • the sliding door provided at a lateral portion of the vehicle is controllably opened/closed.
  • the disposing positions of the take-up drum and the drive mechanism both a type in which these are disposed on the outer side of the vehicle and a further type in which they are disposed inside the sliding door are known.
  • a vehicle door opening/closing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1 identified below.
  • the take-up drum and the drive mechanism are disposed inside the sliding door, with the drum and the mechanism being integrated as a unit. These are disposed at a lower portion inside the sliding door which is formed relatively spacious, and the cable extended from the take-up drum is guided to the vehicle side via a relay mechanism disposed inside the sliding door.
  • the sliding door consists of an outer door (see mark O in Fig. 2 ) which is comprised of an outer panel (see numeral 3 in Fig. 2 ) formed of a pressed component and an inner panel (see numeral 5 in Fig. 2 ) and an inner door (see mark I in Fig. 2 ) which is comprised of an inner panel and an interior member (see numeral 4 in Fig. 2 ) disposed on the vehicle cabin side thereof
  • the space between the outer panel 3 and the inner panel 5 is an area which is located inside the door, but is subjected to possible penetration of water from the outside of the vehicle.
  • the inside of the inner door is an area which is shielded against such penetration of water from the outside of the vehicle.
  • the drive mechanism includes such electric/electronic components as the motor, an ECU, etc. Therefore, if this drive unit is to be disposed inside the sliding door as a unit integrated with the take-up drum, it is desired that the unit be disposed between the inner panel 5 having high water-proofness and the interior member 4.
  • the cable extended via the relay mechanism is arranged from between the outer panel 3 and the inner pane 5 to the vehicle body side.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door opening/closing apparatus that can reduce the workload for the worker at the time of its assembly to the vehicle and that also allows the drive mechanism to be disposed in a water-proof environment at low costs and in a reliable manner.
  • a vehicle door opening/closing apparatus comprises:
  • the drum unit having the take-up drum and the drive unit can be formed as separate units. Therefore, these drive unit and drum unit can be disposed separately on the opposed sides of the inner panel constituting the vehicle door, such that the drive unit can be disposed between the inner panel which is an area having high water-proofness and the interior member, while the drum unit can be disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel from which the cable is to be arranged toward the vehicle body side.
  • the drive unit and the drum unit can be appropriately disposed in the two areas inside the sliding door and sectioned from each other by the inner panel therebetween, respectively. Therefore, there is no need for providing any special water-proof treatment to the drive mechanism and there is no need to extend the cable through the inner panel, either. Further, as the drum unit and the drive unit are provided as separate units, it is possible to assemble these units separately one after another, and as the weights are divided, the workload for the worker at the time of the assembly to the vehicle can be alleviated.
  • the drum unit is disposed between an outer panel constituting the vehicle door and the inner panel and the drive unit is disposed between an interior member constituting the vehicle door and the inner panel.
  • the drum unit includes a guide member configured to change the direction of the cable extended from the take-up drum, and the take-up drum and the guide member are fixed to a base plate disposed in opposition to the inner panel.
  • the drum unit since the drum unit includes a guide member configured to change the direction of the cable extended from the take-up drum, the cable can be arranged in an appropriate manner between the vehicle body side and the take-up drum. Further, since the take-up drum and the guide member are fixed to a base plate disposed in opposition to the inner panel and the drive unit and the drum unit are coupled to each other so as to clamp this base plate and the inner panel therebetween, the base plate and the inner panel together reinforce the respective rigidity thereof each other. Therefore, when the take-up drum is rotatably driven to take up the cable, even if a large tension is applied to the length of the cable between the take-up drum and the guide member, it is possible to prevent warping of the base plate or even destruction of the drive unit per se in some case.
  • the inner panel includes a through hole extending through the one face and the other face thereof, and a base plate on which one face side the drum unit is disposed and on which other face side the drive unit is disposed in the through hole.
  • the drive unit and the drum unit can be coupled to the base plate, thereby to form an integral unit in advance and then this unit can be assembled to the inner panel in such a manner as to close the through hole.
  • the base plate can be a member constituting the inner panel and also the drive unit and the drum unit can be easily assembled to the inner panel.
  • the drive unit and the drum unit are coupled so as to clamp the base plate therebetween, the base plate and the inner panel together reinforce the respective rigidity thereof each other.
  • the drum unit includes a guide member configured to change the direction of the cable extended from the take-up drum, and the take-up drum and the guide member are fixed to the base plate.
  • the drum unit since the drum unit includes a guide member configured to change the direction of the cable extended from the take-up drum, the cable can be arranged in an appropriate manner between the vehicle body side and the take-up drum.
  • the guide member can be changed in its attaching position relative to the base plate.
  • the guide member comprises a pulley attached to the base plate.
  • the guide member comprises a guide groove provided in the drum unit.
  • the direction of the cable can be changed simply by laying the length of the cable along the guide groove. So, the guide member can be formed easily.
  • the pulley can include a sliding contact face for a support member for rotatably supporting this pulley to the base plate, and this sliding contact face has a shape curved along an axial direction of the support member.
  • the posture of the pulley can be maintained appropriate, thanks to the curved shape of the sliding contact face.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle 1 including a vehicle door opening/closing apparatus 6 relating to the present invention.
  • this vehicle 1 includes the vehicle door opening/closing apparatus 6, opening and closing operations of a sliding door 2 can be effected automatically.
  • the sliding door 2 is slidably supported along a center guide rail 11 and an upper and lower pair of an upper guide rail 12 and lower guide rail 13 that extend along the front/back direction (right/left direction in Fig. 1 ) of the vehicle 1.
  • the upper guide rail 12 is disposed along the upper edge of a door opening and in the vicinity of this upper edge and is fixed to a lateral portion of the vehicle 1.
  • the lower guide rail 13 is disposed along and in the vicinity of the lower edge of the door opening and is fixed to a lateral portion of the vehicle 1.
  • the center guide rail 11 is fixed to a outer side of the vehicle cabin on the vehicle body side at a height substantially midway between the upper guide rail 12 and the lower guide rail 13.
  • the sliding door 2 pivotally supports guide roller units 21 which are slidably guided by the guide rails 11, 12, 13, respectively.
  • the sliding door 2 In operation of the sliding door 2, as the respective guide roller units 21 are caused to slide relative to the guide rails 11, 12, 13 corresponding thereto, the sliding door 2 is slid as being guided by the guide rails 11, 12, 13.
  • the guide rails 11, 12, 13 are substantially parallel with each other and the front ends thereof are curved toward the vehicle cabin inner side so that the sliding door 2 may be disposed substantially flush with the vehicle cabin outer face on the lateral side of the vehicle 1 when the door is closed (see Fig. 2 ). Further, when the door opening is opened, the sliding door 2 is disposed on the vehicle cabin outer face, at more rearward lateral portion of the vehicle 1 than the door opening.
  • the center guide rail 11 is disposed within a concave portion 14 formed in the vehicle cabin outer face at the lateral portion of the vehicle 1.
  • This center guide rail 11 includes a vertical wall 15 connected to the vehicle cabin outer face of the main body of the vehicle 1, an upper wall 16 and a lower wall 17 that extend parallel with each other from the upper end and the lower end of the vertical wall 15 and extend with a curve toward the vehicle cabin outer side of the vehicle 1, and a flange wall 18 extending and bent downward from the vehicle cabin outer end of the upper wall 16 in parallel with the vertical wall 15, thus the rail 11 as a whole having a substantially angular hooked cross sectional shape.
  • the guider roller unit 21 includes a base bracket 22, an inner/outer roller 23 and an upper/lower roller 24.
  • the base bracket 22 is supported to be rotatable relative to a bracket 25 which is fixed to the sliding door 2, whereby the guide roller unit 21 is pivotally supported to the sliding door 2.
  • the inner/outer roller 23 which comes into sliding contact with the flange wall 18 and the vertical wall 15 of the center guide rail 11.
  • the upper/lower roller 24 which comes into sliding contact with the lower wall 17 of the center guide rail 11.
  • the guide roller units 21 slidably guided by the upper guide rail 12 and the lower guide rail 13 have similar constructions as above.
  • the sliding door 2 is slidably supported to the lateral portion of the vehicle 1, by the guide roller units 21 via the guide rails 11, 12, 13. So that, sliding operations of the sliding door 2 are effected as the guide roller units 21 are caused to slide relative to the guide rails 11, 12, 13 by the vehicle door opening/closing apparatus 6 to be described later.
  • vehicle door opening/closing apparatus 6 as the principal portion of the present invention, for sliding the sliding door 2.
  • the vehicle door opening/closing apparatus 6 consists mainly of a cable 31, a drive unit 41, and a drum unit 61 having a take-up drum 63. Further, the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 are provided as separate units. However, after assembly thereof, these units function as one integral unit.
  • the cable 31 is disposed between the vehicle 1 body and the take-up drum 63 disposed inside the sliding door 2.
  • the cable 31 comprises a single length of wire and is arranged inside the center guide rail 11, with opposed ends of the cable 31 being retained to predetermined positions of the vehicle body lateral portion adjacent the front end and the rear end of the vehicle 1 in its front/back direction.
  • An intermediate length portion of the cable 31 is wound around the take-up drum 63.
  • the drive unit 41 includes a drive mechanism 43 for driving the take-up drum 63.
  • the drive mechanism 43 includes a motor 45, an ECU (electronic control unit) 47 for electronically controlling the motor 45, a reduction gear mechanism 49 for reducing the speed of rotational output from the motor 45, and a clutch mechanism 51 for engaging/disengaging the transmission of the drive force.
  • the motor 45 is provided as a reversible motor capable of rotating in both the forward and reverse directions.
  • the rotational output from the motor 45 is transmitted via the reduction gear mechanism 49 and the clutch mechanism 51 to a power shaft 53.
  • a serration 53a is defined in the outer peripheral face of this power shaft 53.
  • the drive unit 41 includes coupling hole portions 55 for allowing insertion therethrough of bolt portions 73 of the drum unit 61 when the drive unit 41 is to be fixed and fastened to the drum unit 61.
  • the drum unit 61 includes a guide member G and the take-up drum 63.
  • the guide member G is a member for guiding an intermediate length portion of the cable 31 from the side of the center guide rail 11 fixed to the vehicle body toward the take-up drum 63 and in this embodiment, an intermediate pulley 65 is employed as this guide member G.
  • the take-up drum 63 has a cylindrical shape, with an engaging groove 67 (see Fig. 6 ) being formed in the outer peripheral face of the cylinder.
  • the engaging groove 67 is a groove into which successive length portions of the cable 31 come into engagement, so the cable 31 is wound about the take-up drum 63 along this engaging groove 67.
  • a concave portion 69 (see Fig. 4 ) into which the power shaft 53 of the drive unit 41 as the power source is to be inserted.
  • a serration 69a In the inner peripheral face of this concave portion 67, there is formed a serration 69a, with which the serration 53a of the power shaft 53 comes into engagement.
  • the power shaft 53 formed with the serration 53a and the concave portion 69 formed with the serration 69a together constitute a "power transmission mechanism" in the present invention.
  • the drive mechanism 43 rotatably drives the take-up drum 63 via the power shaft 53.
  • the take-up drum 63 is rotated to take up the cable 31, the sliding door 2 can be moved back and forth, according to its rotational direction.
  • the drum unit 61 includes a base plate 71 and a cover case 77 fixed to this base plate 71.
  • the take-up drum 63 and the intermediate pulley 65 as the guide member G are rotatably fixed to the base plate 71, respectively.
  • the base plate 71 forms bolt portions 73. These bolt portions 73 are formed at positions corresponding to the coupling hole portions 55 of the drive unit 41. So, as these bolt portions 73 are inserted through the coupling hole portions 55 and then fastened with nuts, the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 are coupled and fixed to each other. That is to say, the bolt portions 73 and the nuts corresponding thereto together correspond to the "coupling mechanism" in the present invention.
  • three of the bolt portions 73 are provided at positions which divide the perimeter of the rotational axis of the take-up drum 63 into three equal segments, so that with this three-point support arrangement, the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 can be fixed to each other in a reliable manner even when the drive mechanism 43 is driven.
  • the base plate 71 further defines a fixing hole portion 75 in the vicinity of the portion thereof where the intermediate pulley 65 is supported. Via this fixing hole portion 75, with a screw or the like, the inner panel 5 and the drum unit 61 as a whole are fixed in a reliable manner.
  • the base plate 71 be formed of a material having high rigidity.
  • the base plate 71 is provided as a metal plate.
  • the metal base plate 71 to which the take-up drum 63 and the intermediate pulley 65 are fixed will be brought into opposition to the inner panel 5 (see Fig. 2 ), so that the base plate 71, together with the inner panel 5, will be clamped and held between the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61.
  • the metal base plate 71 inherently has the rigidity sufficient to withstand tension applied between the take-up drum 63 and the intermediate pulley 65 at the time of driving of the drive mechanism 43.
  • the vehicle door opening/closing apparatus 6 relating to the instant embodiment further includes a pulley mechanism 81 disposed adjacent the drum unit 61.
  • the pulley mechanism 81 includes a pair of guide pulleys 82 which are rotatably mounted inside a pulley case 83.
  • the pulley case 83 is fixed to the base bracket 22 (see Fig. 5 ) of the guide roller unit 21.
  • the length of the cable 31 guided via the intermediate pulley 65 of the drum unit 61 to the pulley mechanism 81 is further guided to intercross, thereby form a figure-eight loop on opposed sides of the guide pulleys 82 inside the pulley case 83 and then arranged inside the center guide rail 11.
  • This pulley mechanism 81 functions as a tension mechanism for applying an appropriate tension to the cable 31 when the vehicle door opening/closing apparatus 6 is driven.
  • Fig. 6 is an explanatory view for explaining disposing relationship between the drum unit 61 and the pulley mechanism 81.
  • a plane P1 perpendicular to the rotational center axis of the take-up drum 63 and a plane P2 perpendicular to the rotational center axis of the guide pulley 82 inside the pulley case 83 have an exactly 90 degrees twisted relationship with each other.
  • the intermediate pulley 65 in this embodiment is mounted to the base plate 71 of the drum unit 61 such that the intermediate pulley 65 may have an approximately 45 degrees twisted relationship relative to the rotational center axis of the take-up drum 63 and relative to the rotational center axis of the guide pulley 82, respectively.
  • the cable 31 it becomes possible for the cable 31 to change its direction in a smooth manner at the portion where the above-described two planes P1, P2 intersect each other.
  • the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 are disposed inside the sliding door 2 of the vehicle 1.
  • the sliding door 2 of the vehicle 1 is comprised of an outer door O formed of the outer panel 3 and the inner panel 5 formed of press components and an inner door I formed of the inner panel 5 and an interior member 4.
  • the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 are disposed respectively on the opposed sides of the inner panel 5 constituting the sliding door 2.
  • the drum unit 61 is disposed on the inner panel 5 between the outer panel 3 and the inner panel 5 constituting the sliding door 2 of the vehicle 1 (outer door O), whereas the drive unit 41 is disposed between the interior member 4 and the inner panel 5 constituting the sliding door 2 of the vehicle 1 (inner door I), to be coupled and fixed to the drum unit 61 via the inner panel 5.
  • Fig. 4 is an explanatory view for explaining the assembly procedure to the vehicle 1.
  • This figure shows the inner panel 5 as seen from the inside of the inner door I.
  • the openings are provided at positions of the inner panel 5 that correspond to the bolt portions 73 of the drum unit 61, At the first stage of the assembly, through these openings, the bolt portions 73 of the drum unit 61 will be inserted and then temporarily fixed by means of unillustrated nuts, clips or the like, whereby first, the drum unit 61 will be mounted to the inner panel 5 inside the outer door O.
  • the cable can be laid in the center guide rail 11 without causing this cable 31 to extend through the inner panel 5, whereby the cable laying operation is facilitated.
  • the serration 53a formed in the power shaft 53 of the drive unit 41 will be brought into engagement with the serration 69a formed in the concave portion 69 of the take-up drum 63 of the drum unit 61.
  • the unillustrated nuts, clips or the like which have been used for temporary fixing of the drum unit 61 will be removed and the bolt portions 73 projecting from the opening portions of the inner panel 5 will be inserted through the coupling hole portions 55 of the drive unit 41 and fixed with nuts; and the drum unit 61, the inner panel 5 and the drive unit 41 will be fastened together.
  • the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 are mounted respectively on the opposed faces of the inner panel 5 constituting the sliding door 2 and the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 are coupled to each other, with the inner panel 5 being clamped therebetween.
  • the inside of the inner door I where the drive unit 41 is disposed is a water-proof area preventing intrusion of water through the inner panel 5 from the outside of the vehicle, there is no need to provide any special water-proof treatment to the drive unit 41. Therefore, the drive mechanism 43 can be disposed under the water-proof environment in a reliable manner and at low costs.
  • the power transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational drive force of the drive unit 41 to the take-up drum 63 can be rendered freely engageable with and disengageable from each other; therefore, the drum unit 61 and the drive unit 41 can be provided as separate units.
  • the drum unit 61 and the drive unit 41 can be provided as separate units.
  • the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 were coupled with each other by coupling mechanism, with the inner panel 5 being clamped therebetween.
  • An alternative arrangement to this is possible as follows. Namely, the inner panel 5 defines a through hole 5a extending through one face and the other face of the panel, and, the base plate 71 can be fitted in this through hole 5a. And, to one face of this base plate 71, the drum unit 61 is mounted and to the other face of the same, the drive unit 41 is disposed and under this condition, the base plate is disposed within the through hole 5a ( Figs. 7 and 8 ).
  • the base plate 71 constituting one member of the inner panel 5 includes a flange portion 71a to be brought into opposition to and coupled to the inner panel 5 and a concave portion 71b for accommodating therein the drive unit 41 for instance.
  • the drum unit 61 is mounted to the opposite side across the concave portion 71b.
  • the base plate 71 is coupled and fixed to the inner panel 5 by the bolt portions 73 and the nuts corresponding thereto, which together act as the coupling mechanism.
  • the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 will be coupled and filed to the base plate 71, thereby to form an integral unit in advance. Then, by assembling this integral unit to the inner panel 5 so as to close the through hole 5a, the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 can be easily mounted to the inner panel 5.
  • the base plate 71 and the inner panel 5 are integrated with each other, with the flange portion 71a being overlapped with the inner panel 5. Therefore, the rigidity of the inner panel 5 is enhanced. As a result, even if a large tension is applied to the length of the cable 31 between the take-up drum 63 and the guide member G e.g. when the take-up drum 63 is rotatably driven to take up the cable 31, it is possible to avoid warping of the base plate 71 or destruction of the drum unit 61 per se.
  • the attaching faces of the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 to the base plate 71 may be flush with the surface of the inner panel 5 in the cross sectional view thereof.
  • the attaching faces for the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 may be different from each other, relative to the plane of the inner panel 5 surface as a reference. For instance, in case the drive unit 41 and the drum unit 61 are to be mounted to different types of vehicles, this can be coped with by changing only the shape of the base plate 71.
  • base plates 71 With providing base plates 71 with differing depths of the concave portion 71b, it becomes possible to use common drive unit 41 and drum unit 61 for different types of vehicle, thus achieving cost reduction and also to avoid interference with other members such as a window to be mounted inside the sliding door 2.
  • the drum unit 61 will be disposed in the space between the outer panel 3 and the inner panel 5, whereas the drive unit 41 will be disposed in the space between the interior member 4 and the inner panel 5. Furthermore, the drum unit 61 is provided with the guide member G for changing the direction of the length of the cable 31 extended from the take-up drum 63, and the take-up drum 63 and the guide member G are fixed to the base plate 71 ( Fig. 8 ).
  • the guide member G may be disposed adjacent the take-up drum 63 and configured to be adjustable in its attaching position relative to the base plate 71 ( Figs. 9 , 10 ). For instance, when the guide member G (intermediate pulley 65) is to be assembled to the base plate 71, the intermediate pulley 65 will be coupled in advance to an attaching member having an elongate hole, and then, this attaching member will be fixed so that the intermediate pulley 65 may be located at the optimum position. With this construction of the guide member G, there is provided a greater freedom in the cable layout, such as the possibility of setting the inter-path pitch of the cable 31 as desired.
  • its sliding contact face relative to the pin 66 as a support member for rotatably attaching this intermediate pulley 65 to the base plate 71 may have a shape curved along the axial direction of the pin 66 (R-like shape) ( Figs. 11 , 12 ).
  • This pin 66 has its upper end and its lower end supported respectively by the cover case 77 and the base plate 71.
  • the intermediate pulley 65 is provided adjacent the take-up drum 63, the space required for laying out the cable 31 can be reduced advantageously.
  • the present invention may be suitable used for a vehicle door opening/closing apparatus for opening/closing a door provided at a lateral portion of a vehicle.

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